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204 Citations
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Deep Learning Approaches for Data Augmentation in Medical Imaging: A Review

  • Aghiles Kebaili,
  • Jérôme Lapuyade-Lahorgue and
  • Su Ruan

Deep learning has become a popular tool for medical image analysis, but the limited availability of training data remains a major challenge, particularly in the medical field where data acquisition can be costly and subject to privacy regulations. Da...

  • Article
  • Open Access
220 Citations
28,757 Views
26 Pages

17 February 2023

In the past decade, deep neural networks, particularly convolutional neural networks, have revolutionised computer vision. However, all deep learning models may require a large amount of data so as to achieve satisfying results. Unfortunately, the av...

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  • Open Access
64 Citations
27,748 Views
18 Pages

Drowsiness-related car accidents continue to have a significant effect on road safety. Many of these accidents can be eliminated by alerting the drivers once they start feeling drowsy. This work presents a non-invasive system for real-time driver dro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
80 Citations
27,437 Views
38 Pages

Millions of people are affected by retinal abnormalities worldwide. Early detection and treatment of these abnormalities could arrest further progression, saving multitudes from avoidable blindness. Manual disease detection is time-consuming, tedious...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
25,936 Views
12 Pages

Multi-Head Attention Refiner for Multi-View 3D Reconstruction

  • Kyunghee Lee,
  • Ihjoon Cho,
  • Boseung Yang and
  • Unsang Park

24 October 2024

Traditional 3D reconstruction models have consistently faced the challenge of balancing high recall of object edges with maintaining a high precision. In this paper, we introduce a post-processing method, the Multi-Head Attention Refiner (MA-R), desi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
177 Citations
25,641 Views
16 Pages

GANs for Medical Image Synthesis: An Empirical Study

  • Youssef Skandarani,
  • Pierre-Marc Jodoin and
  • Alain Lalande

Generative adversarial networks (GANs) have become increasingly powerful, generating mind-blowing photorealistic images that mimic the content of datasets they have been trained to replicate. One recurrent theme in medical imaging, is whether GANs ca...

  • Review
  • Open Access
72 Citations
24,729 Views
22 Pages

Developments in Image Processing Using Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning

  • Jorge Valente,
  • João António,
  • Carlos Mora and
  • Sandra Jardim

30 September 2023

The growth in the volume of data generated, consumed, and stored, which is estimated to exceed 180 zettabytes in 2025, represents a major challenge both for organizations and for society in general. In addition to being larger, datasets are increasin...

  • Review
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7 Citations
23,551 Views
20 Pages

Radiological Diagnosis and Advances in Imaging of Vertebral Compression Fractures

  • Kathleen H. Miao,
  • Julia H. Miao,
  • Puneet Belani,
  • Etan Dayan,
  • Timothy A. Carlon,
  • Turgut Bora Cengiz and
  • Mark Finkelstein

28 September 2024

Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) affect 1.4 million patients every year, especially among the globally aging population, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Often characterized with symptoms of sudden onset back pain, decreased verteb...

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50 Citations
22,951 Views
35 Pages

This paper addresses the significant problem of identifying the relevant background and contextual literature related to deep learning (DL) as an evolving technology in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of the application of DL to the specifi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
22,926 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography

  • Timothy Barry,
  • Juan Maria Farina,
  • Chieh-Ju Chao,
  • Chadi Ayoub,
  • Jiwoong Jeong,
  • Bhavik N. Patel,
  • Imon Banerjee and
  • Reza Arsanjani

20 February 2023

Echocardiography is an integral part of the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease. The use and application of artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly expanding field in medicine to improve consistency and reduce interobserver variabili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
19,329 Views
42 Pages

Deepfake Media Forensics: Status and Future Challenges

  • Irene Amerini,
  • Mauro Barni,
  • Sebastiano Battiato,
  • Paolo Bestagini,
  • Giulia Boato,
  • Vittoria Bruni,
  • Roberto Caldelli,
  • Francesco De Natale,
  • Rocco De Nicola and
  • Domenico Vitulano
  • + 14 authors

28 February 2025

The rise of AI-generated synthetic media, or deepfakes, has introduced unprecedented opportunities and challenges across various fields, including entertainment, cybersecurity, and digital communication. Using advanced frameworks such as Generative A...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
18,411 Views
30 Pages

Advancements and Challenges in Handwritten Text Recognition: A Comprehensive Survey

  • Wissam AlKendi,
  • Franck Gechter,
  • Laurent Heyberger and
  • Christophe Guyeux

Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) is essential for digitizing historical documents in different kinds of archives. In this study, we introduce a hybrid form archive written in French: the Belfort civil registers of births. The digitization of these...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
17,993 Views
26 Pages

25 September 2024

The combination of medical imaging and deep learning has significantly improved diagnostic and prognostic capabilities in the healthcare domain. Nevertheless, the inherent complexity of deep learning models poses challenges in understanding their dec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
17,095 Views
18 Pages

A Robust Approach to Multimodal Deepfake Detection

  • Davide Salvi,
  • Honggu Liu,
  • Sara Mandelli,
  • Paolo Bestagini,
  • Wenbo Zhou,
  • Weiming Zhang and
  • Stefano Tubaro

The widespread use of deep learning techniques for creating realistic synthetic media, commonly known as deepfakes, poses a significant threat to individuals, organizations, and society. As the malicious use of these data could lead to unpleasant sit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
17,029 Views
38 Pages

12 December 2023

Three-dimensional human pose estimation has made significant advancements through the integration of deep learning techniques. This survey provides a comprehensive review of recent 3D human pose estimation methods, with a focus on monocular images, v...

  • Review
  • Open Access
72 Citations
15,811 Views
27 Pages

Applications of LiDAR in Agriculture and Future Research Directions

  • Sourabhi Debnath,
  • Manoranjan Paul and
  • Tanmoy Debnath

24 February 2023

Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors have accrued an ever-increasing presence in the agricultural sector due to their non-destructive mode of capturing data. LiDAR sensors emit pulsed light waves that return to the sensor upon bouncing off sur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
14,969 Views
29 Pages

Applied Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Review of Computer Vision Technology Application in Hospital Settings

  • Heidi Lindroth,
  • Keivan Nalaie,
  • Roshini Raghu,
  • Ivan N. Ayala,
  • Charles Busch,
  • Anirban Bhattacharyya,
  • Pablo Moreno Franco,
  • Daniel A. Diedrich,
  • Brian W. Pickering and
  • Vitaly Herasevich

Computer vision (CV), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses digital videos or a sequence of images to recognize content, has been used extensively across industries in recent years. However, in the healthcare industry, its applications are...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
14,477 Views
34 Pages

Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tract Ailments

  • Boyang Sun,
  • Jingang Liu,
  • Silu Li,
  • Jonathan F. Lovell and
  • Yumiao Zhang

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders comprise a diverse range of conditions that can significantly reduce the quality of life and can even be life-threatening in serious cases. The development of accurate and rapid detection approaches is of essential imp...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
13,763 Views
66 Pages

Hybrid Quality-Based Recommender Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Bihi Sabiri,
  • Amal Khtira,
  • Bouchra El Asri and
  • Maryem Rhanoui

As technology develops, consumer behavior and how people search for what they want are constantly evolving. Online shopping has fundamentally changed the e-commerce industry. Although there are more products available than ever before, only a small p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
13,380 Views
23 Pages

Diagnostic Applications of Intraoral Scanners: A Systematic Review

  • Francesca Angelone,
  • Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione,
  • Carlo Ricciardi,
  • Giuseppe Cesarelli,
  • Mario Sansone and
  • Francesco Amato

In addition to their recognized value for obtaining 3D digital dental models, intraoral scanners (IOSs) have recently been proven to be promising tools for oral health diagnostics. In this work, the most recent literature on IOSs was reviewed with a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
13,037 Views
31 Pages

30 August 2023

Recently, deep learning has gained significant attention as a noteworthy division of artificial intelligence (AI) due to its high accuracy and versatile applications. However, one of the major challenges of AI is the need for more interpretability, c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
12,862 Views
57 Pages

Human activity recognition (HAR) has emerged as a transformative field with widespread applications, leveraging diverse sensor modalities to accurately identify and classify human activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of HAR techniqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
11,890 Views
59 Pages

6 December 2024

Microscopic image segmentation (MIS) is a fundamental task in medical imaging and biological research, essential for precise analysis of cellular structures and tissues. Despite its importance, the segmentation process encounters significant challeng...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,542 Views
52 Pages

24 December 2024

Brain tumor detection is crucial in medical research due to high mortality rates and treatment challenges. Early and accurate diagnosis is vital for improving patient outcomes, however, traditional methods, such as manual Magnetic Resonance Imaging (...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
11,343 Views
42 Pages

Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning to Support the Analysis of Microscopic Images of Cells and Tissues

  • Muhammad Ali,
  • Viviana Benfante,
  • Ghazal Basirinia,
  • Pierpaolo Alongi,
  • Alessandro Sperandeo,
  • Alberto Quattrocchi,
  • Antonino Giulio Giannone,
  • Daniela Cabibi,
  • Anthony Yezzi and
  • Albert Comelli
  • + 2 authors

15 February 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) transforms image data analysis across many biomedical fields, such as cell biology, radiology, pathology, cancer biology, and immunology, with object detection, image feature extraction, classification, and segmentation a...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
11,068 Views
29 Pages

A Systematic Review on Deep Learning with CNNs Applied to Surface Defect Detection

  • Esteban Cumbajin,
  • Nuno Rodrigues,
  • Paulo Costa,
  • Rolando Miragaia,
  • Luís Frazão,
  • Nuno Costa,
  • Antonio Fernández-Caballero,
  • Jorge Carneiro,
  • Leire H. Buruberri and
  • António Pereira

25 September 2023

Surface defect detection with machine learning has become an important tool in industries and a large field of study for researchers or workers in recent years. It is necessary to have a simplified source of information that helps us to better focus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
76 Citations
10,858 Views
20 Pages

The current advancement towards retinal disease detection mainly focused on distinct feature extraction using either a convolutional neural network (CNN) or a transformer-based end-to-end deep learning (DL) model. The individual end-to-end DL models...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
10,721 Views
23 Pages

LiDAR-Based Sensor Fusion SLAM and Localization for Autonomous Driving Vehicles in Complex Scenarios

  • Kai Dai,
  • Bohua Sun,
  • Guanpu Wu,
  • Shuai Zhao,
  • Fangwu Ma,
  • Yufei Zhang and
  • Jian Wu

20 February 2023

LiDAR-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and online localization methods are widely used in autonomous driving, and are key parts of intelligent vehicles. However, current SLAM algorithms have limitations in map drift and localization...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
10,550 Views
35 Pages

Advances in Real-Time 3D Reconstruction for Medical Endoscopy

  • Alexander Richter,
  • Till Steinmann,
  • Jean-Claude Rosenthal and
  • Stefan J. Rupitsch

This contribution is intended to provide researchers with a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art concerning real-time 3D reconstruction methods suitable for medical endoscopy. Over the past decade, there have been various technologi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
10,501 Views
17 Pages

Real-Time Obstacle Detection with YOLOv8 in a WSN Using UAV Aerial Photography

  • Shakila Rahman,
  • Jahid Hasan Rony,
  • Jia Uddin and
  • Md Abdus Samad

10 October 2023

Nowadays, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have a significant and long-lasting impact on numerous fields that affect all facets of our lives, including governmental, civil, and military applications. WSNs contain sensor nodes linked together via wirel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
10,440 Views
19 Pages

Different techniques are being applied for automated vehicle counting from video footage, which is a significant subject of interest to many researchers. In this context, the You Only Look Once (YOLO) object detection model, which has been developed...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
10,436 Views
30 Pages

What to Expect (and What Not) from Dual-Energy CT Imaging Now and in the Future?

  • Roberto García-Figueiras,
  • Laura Oleaga,
  • Jordi Broncano,
  • Gonzalo Tardáguila,
  • Gabriel Fernández-Pérez,
  • Eliseo Vañó,
  • Eloísa Santos-Armentia,
  • Ramiro Méndez,
  • Antonio Luna and
  • Sandra Baleato-González

Dual-energy CT (DECT) imaging has broadened the potential of CT imaging by offering multiple postprocessing datasets with a single acquisition at more than one energy level. DECT shows profound capabilities to improve diagnosis based on its superior...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,788 Views
18 Pages

Single-Image-Based 3D Reconstruction of Endoscopic Images

  • Bilal Ahmad,
  • Pål Anders Floor,
  • Ivar Farup and
  • Casper Find Andersen

A wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) is a medical device designed for the examination of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Three-dimensional models based on WCE images can assist in diagnostics by effectively detecting pathology. These 3D models p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
9,542 Views
16 Pages

Interpretation of AI-Generated vs. Human-Made Images

  • Daniela Velásquez-Salamanca,
  • Miguel Ángel Martín-Pascual and
  • Celia Andreu-Sánchez

AI-generated content has grown significantly in recent years. Today, AI-generated and human-made images coexist across various settings, including news media, social platforms, and beyond. However, we still know relatively little about how audiences...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,403 Views
32 Pages

Special Types of Breast Cancer: Clinical Behavior and Radiological Appearance

  • Marco Conti,
  • Francesca Morciano,
  • Silvia Amodeo,
  • Elisabetta Gori,
  • Giovanna Romanucci,
  • Paolo Belli,
  • Oscar Tommasini,
  • Francesca Fornasa and
  • Rossella Rella

Breast cancer is a complex disease that includes entities with different characteristics, behaviors, and responses to treatment. Breast cancers are categorized into subgroups based on histological type and grade, and these subgroups affect clinical p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,283 Views
47 Pages

Synthetic Scientific Image Generation with VAE, GAN, and Diffusion Model Architectures

  • Zineb Sordo,
  • Eric Chagnon,
  • Zixi Hu,
  • Jeffrey J. Donatelli,
  • Peter Andeer,
  • Peter S. Nico,
  • Trent Northen and
  • Daniela Ushizima

Generative AI (genAI) has emerged as a powerful tool for synthesizing diverse and complex image data, offering new possibilities for scientific imaging applications. This review presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of leading generative arch...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
9,105 Views
42 Pages

Image Inpainting Forgery Detection: A Review

  • Adrian-Alin Barglazan,
  • Remus Brad and
  • Constantin Constantinescu

2 February 2024

In recent years, significant advancements in the field of machine learning have influenced the domain of image restoration. While these technological advancements present prospects for improving the quality of images, they also present difficulties,...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,085 Views
33 Pages

A Systematic Review of Medical Image Quality Assessment

  • H. M. S. S. Herath,
  • H. M. K. K. M. B. Herath,
  • Nuwan Madusanka and
  • Byeong-Il Lee

Medical image quality assessment (MIQA) is vital in medical imaging and directly affects diagnosis, patient treatment, and general clinical results. Accurate and high-quality imaging is necessary to make accurate diagnoses, efficiently design treatme...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,017 Views
37 Pages

A Review on the Detection of Plant Disease Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches

  • Thandiwe Nyawose,
  • Rito Clifford Maswanganyi and
  • Philani Khumalo

23 September 2025

The early and accurate detection of plant diseases is essential for ensuring food security, enhancing crop yields, and facilitating precision agriculture. Manual methods are labour-intensive and prone to error, especially under varying environmental...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,795 Views
17 Pages

Angiosarcoma of the Breast: Overview of Current Data and Multimodal Imaging Findings

  • Marco Conti,
  • Francesca Morciano,
  • Claudia Rossati,
  • Elisabetta Gori,
  • Paolo Belli,
  • Francesca Fornasa,
  • Giovanna Romanucci and
  • Rossella Rella

Angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare breast cancer, which can arise de novo (primary breast angiosarcoma, PBA) or as a secondary malignancy (secondary breast angiosarcoma, SBA) as a result of a biological insult. In the latter case, it is usually dia...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
8,499 Views
19 Pages

Prospective of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis Using Cardiac Sensing

  • Mansunderbir Singh,
  • Priyanka Anvekar,
  • Bhavana Baraskar,
  • Namratha Pallipamu,
  • Srikanth Gadam,
  • Akhila Sai Sree Cherukuri,
  • Devanshi N. Damani,
  • Kanchan Kulkarni and
  • Shivaram P. Arunachalam

Pancreatic carcinoma (Ca Pancreas) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. The malignancies of the pancreas can be diagnosed with the help of various imaging modalities. An endoscopic ultrasound with a tissue biopsy is so fa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8,465 Views
19 Pages

Classifying Sex from MSCT-Derived 3D Mandibular Models Using an Adapted PointNet++ Deep Learning Approach in a Croatian Population

  • Eva Shimkus,
  • Ivana Kružić,
  • Saša Mladenović,
  • Iva Perić,
  • Marija Jurić Gunjača,
  • Tade Tadić,
  • Krešimir Dolić,
  • Šimun Anđelinović,
  • Željana Bašić and
  • Ivan Jerković

24 September 2025

Accurate sex estimation is critical in forensic anthropology for developing biological profiles, with the mandible serving as a valuable alternative when crania or pelvic bones are unavailable. This study aims to enhance mandibular sex estimation usi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
8,416 Views
21 Pages

Aortic Valve Calcium Score by Computed Tomography as an Adjunct to Echocardiographic Assessment—A Review of Clinical Utility and Applications

  • Isabel G. Scalia,
  • Juan M. Farina,
  • Ratnasari Padang,
  • Clinton E. Jokerst,
  • Milagros Pereyra,
  • Ahmed K. Mahmoud,
  • Tasneem Z. Naqvi,
  • Chieh-Ju Chao,
  • Jae K. Oh and
  • Chadi Ayoub
  • + 1 author

15 November 2023

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is increasing in prevalence due to the aging population, and severe AS is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography remains the mainstay for the initial detection and diagnosis of AS, as well as...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,018 Views
25 Pages

14 October 2024

With the advancement of deep learning (DL) technology, DL-based intrusion detection models have emerged as a focal point of research within the domain of cybersecurity. This paper provides an overview of the datasets frequently utilized in the resear...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,979 Views
16 Pages

Source Camera Identification Techniques: A Survey

  • Chijioke Emeka Nwokeji,
  • Akbar Sheikh-Akbari,
  • Anatoliy Gorbenko and
  • Iosif Mporas

25 January 2024

The successful investigation and prosecution of significant crimes, including child pornography, insurance fraud, movie piracy, traffic monitoring, and scientific fraud, hinge largely on the availability of solid evidence to establish the case beyond...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,908 Views
18 Pages

This paper focuses on image and video content analysis of handball scenes and applying deep learning methods for detecting and tracking the players and recognizing their activities. Handball is a team sport of two teams played indoors with the ball w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,893 Views
18 Pages

Future Prediction of Shuttlecock Trajectory in Badminton Using Player’s Information

  • Yuka Nokihara,
  • Ryo Hachiuma,
  • Ryosuke Hori and
  • Hideo Saito

Video analysis has become an essential aspect of net sports, such as badminton. Accurately predicting the future trajectory of balls and shuttlecocks can significantly benefit players by enhancing their performance and enabling them to devise effecti...

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